(20649) Miklenov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Mikhail Klenov (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. He attends the Moscow Chemical Lyceum, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Miklenov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miklenov is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20649
Provisional designation1999 TP170
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.01
Orbital period5.01 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.0381
Inclination0.972°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Mikhail

Also discovered on 10 October 1999

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